While the capturing of Homs represents a major symbolic victory for Assad it also serves as another example of his incremental step-by-step approach.
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by Scott Kesterson | Thu, 06/12/2014 - 1:34am | 0 comments
What Just Happened? Looking at Bergdahl Through the Lens of Political Spin
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 06/12/2014 - 12:06am | 0 comments
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by Geoffrey Demarest | Wed, 06/11/2014 - 9:04am | 2 comments
This comment responds to the SWJ publication of “A Proposed Framework for Appreciating Megacities: A US Army Perspective.”
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 06/11/2014 - 8:47am | 0 comments
A Professional Development Opportunity: A Summer With Grant - From the Green Notebook
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 06/11/2014 - 12:14am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 06/11/2014 - 12:11am | 2 comments
The release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl highlights a fundamental difference between the war in Afghanistan and previous American conflicts.
by Geoffrey Demarest | Tue, 06/10/2014 - 10:37pm | 1 comment
The Outpost - Book Review and Commentary
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 06/10/2014 - 7:03pm | 0 comments
The New FM 3-24: What Happens When the Host Nation Is the Problem?
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 06/10/2014 - 8:17am | 2 comments
The counterinsurgency debate must go on, but is it going anywhere?
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 06/10/2014 - 12:23am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 06/10/2014 - 12:18am | 2 comments
What lessons should we have learned from Iraq and Afghanistan?
by Christopher Jenks | Mon, 06/09/2014 - 8:55pm | 1 comment
A Kellog-Briand Pact for the 21st Century: Why the International Community Rejected the Call for a Ban on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
by Robert Bunker | Mon, 06/09/2014 - 6:08pm | 0 comments
"Mexico's apparent unabated rates of homicide, kidnappings and assassinations, with targets that include public figures and journalists, continue."
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 06/09/2014 - 3:37pm | 0 comments
"The changes taking place within the wider Taliban network mean 'a wave of attacks throughout the country' should probably be expected".
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 06/09/2014 - 12:13am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 06/08/2014 - 8:35pm | 0 comments
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by Scott Forster | Sun, 06/08/2014 - 7:48pm | 0 comments
Continue on for the latest Landpower update.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 06/08/2014 - 7:44pm | 2 comments
“There were some really fine foreign policy ideas being promulgated down to the tactical level. Unfortunately, no one had bothered to ask about the feasibility of implementation.”
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 06/02/2014 - 5:53am | 10 comments
What are the Basics? Developing for Mission Command by Donald E. Vandergriff, Law Enforcement and Security Consulting
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 06/01/2014 - 7:47am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 05/31/2014 - 1:01pm | 3 comments
Until we figure this out, I'm afraid West Point will perpetuate an unacceptable gap in the space between the "scholar" and the "warrior."
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 05/30/2014 - 4:17pm | 0 comments
Nigerians are increasingly pointing to rampant corruption and incompetence among police and military units.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/29/2014 - 10:15am | 0 comments
“Terrorism is a tactic, it’s not a thing. They have now defined the United States as being in a global confrontation with a tactic…”
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 05/28/2014 - 10:24pm | 1 comment
Continue on for intial reaction to the President's foreign policy speech. Updates will follow in the morning.